Composers: Their Lives and Works by DK
48.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Introduced with a stunning portrait of each featured composer, more than 90 biographical entries trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each musical genius and their work. Profiles offer revealing insights into what drove each individual to create the musical masterpieces - symphoni ...Show more
Hot Stuff: The Story of the Rolling Stones Through the Ultimate Memorabilia Collection by Matt Lee
55.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Matt Lee has been collecting Rolling Stones memorabilia for more than two decades. He amassed so much that he had to move house; he now has his own private museum dedicated to Stones memorabilia and people come from all over the world to view his collection. For the first time, Hot Stuff showcases his c ...Show more
Guitar: The Shape of Sound, 100 Iconic Designs by Ultan Guilfoyle
95.00 NZD
Category: Music - Instruments
The 100 most iconic guitars from around the globe, from early modern beginnings to cutting-edge electric models The guitar is the iconic instrument at the heart of all popular music. From Delta blues on acoustics to electric rock & roll, and all that came in its wake, the guitar has proven the most ...Show more
Sound Bites by Ed Le Brocq
40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Ed Le Brocq invites you to come on a journey with him through a living tradition that spans a millennium - the tradition of Western classical music. Have you ever wondered where our music comes from? How did we arrive here, a place where we can have a hundred musicians on stage playing the wildest rhyt ...Show more
Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis
28.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave. On Thursday 1 July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of a ...Show more
The Who - The History of My Generation by Mat Snow
55.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
Explore the trailblazing history of The Who with photos, memorabilia, and stories of rock decadence like no other.
David Bowie Mixing Memory & Desire: Photographs by Kevin Cummins by Kevin Cummins
90.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
"AS ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHER, ADVENTUROUS FAN AND INSIDER EYE-WITNESS, KEVIN CUMMINS HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHERE THE CULTURAL ACTION IS. MIXING MEMORY & DESIRE WILL MAKE YOU SEE DAVID BOWIE IN A SURPRISING AND STIMULATING NEW WAY." -PAUL MORLEY "DAVID BOWIE WAS ON A CREATIVE JOURNEY THROUGH MUSIC, FASHION A ...Show more
Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Stars 1955-1994 by David Hepworth
28.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations.What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn-the-torpedoes self-belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. T ...Show more
Icons of Rock: In Their Own Words by Jenny Boyd
40.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
There have been innumerable 'rock star' biographies and music histories before, but there is no book that presents the deepest, innermost thoughts from some of the industry's most legendary musicians on not only how they create, but what drives their creative process. Have you ever wondered how your ...Show more
Goodbye Maoriland by Bourke Chris
63.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography | Reading Level: very good
Be it `Tipperary' or `Pokarekare', the morning reveille or the bugle's last post, concert parties at the front or patriotic songs at home, music was central to New Zealand's experience of the First World War. In Good-Bye Maoriland, the acclaimed author of Blue Smoke: The Lost Dawn of New Zealand Popular ...Show more
David Bowie: The Golden Years by Roger Griffin
165.00 NZD
Category: Music History & Biography
David Bowie: The Golden YearsAuthor Roger GriffinABOUT THE BOOKDavid Bowie's career is defined by the 70s, his golden years. This book chronicles Bowie's creative life during that decade in a year by year, month by month, day by day format, placing his works in their historical, personal and creative co ...Show more
Sportsman of the Year by Jan Hellreigel
40.00 NZD
Category: Music
Sportsman Of The Year - A Suburban Philosophy is Jan Hellriegel's 4th studio album, with a unique twist: it is also a beautifully produced book with photos and 12 chapters based on the new songs. She describes Sportsman of the Year as a ‘musical in a book’. The book grew out of her album project when Ja ...Show more